Enacts the "politician self-immortalization prevention act"; provides that no facility supported by state funds may be named after a living public official unless such person has been out of public service for at least ten years.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1425
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to enacting the
"politician self-immortalization prevention act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "politician self-immortalization prevention act".
3 § 2. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 73-c
4 to read as follows:
5 § 73-c. Naming of facilities after public officials; prohibited. 1.
6 No facility, the construction, rehabilitation or operation of which is
7 supported by state funds, may be named after a living person who is
8 subject to the provisions of this article unless such person has been
9 out of public office for at least ten years.
10 2. The prohibition set forth in this section shall not apply where the
11 legislature approves the naming of such facility in the manner provided
12 for in section fourteen of article three of the state constitution, and
13 the governor approves the naming of such facility in the manner provided
14 for in section seven of article four of the state constitution.
15 3. Where any person, municipal corporation or other entity violates
16 the provisions of this section, the attorney general may initiate a
17 civil action to enforce the prohibition set forth in this section.
18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00642-01-7
